External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): External health expenditure per capita was 0.65 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.65 current US$, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 42.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.83 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1771 current US$, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1771 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2928 current US$ | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2358 current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2787 current US$ | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3816 current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2005 | 0.471 current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5018 current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5671 current US$ | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5525 current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6433 current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6559 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6929 current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7596 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8992 current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 current US$ | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6725 current US$ | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7442 current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6799 current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5325 current US$ | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6178 current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6607 current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.83 current US$ | +176.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 current US$ | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 0.65 current US$ | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4102 current US$ | 0.1771 current US$ | 0.6433 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7331 current US$ | 0.5325 current US$ | 1.08 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 current US$ | 0.65 current US$ | 1.83 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External health expenditure per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.65 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1771 current US$ in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.